United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 145143
Met Office: Computers
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28 January 2021
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5 February 2021 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of employment and investment in the South West of the Met Office locating part of its new super-computer overseas.
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28 January 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of employment and investment in the South West of the Met Office locating part of its new super-computer overseas.
Source: Commons
5 February 2021
Answer
The location of the new Met Office supercomputer is subject to an ongoing procurement exercise. The Met Office Statement of Requirements stated that at least 50% of the solutions capability must be in the UK. The Met Office left the Prime Bidders to propo...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-28/145143
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1281666
- uk · wq-1281666 · source updated 5 February 2021